October 01, 2009, 12:12PM

Just when you think you couldn't fit another church into the Bible Belt, another one pops up. Perhaps the latest one in Hoover is Cross Creek Church, which started meeting this month at South Shades Crest Elementary School. It's a church planted by Covenant Presbyterian Church in Homewood and Cahaba Park Church in Mountain Brook, said Chris Peters, who... Full story »

October 01, 2009, 10:50AM

Thousands of art lovers are expected to descend on Bluff Park on Saturday for an outdoor art show featuring about 130 artists from across the country. Attendees of the 46th annual Bluff Park Art Show can expect offerings of original art in a variety of mediums and at a variety of prices, said Jackie Dye, co-chairperson of the show.... Full story »

September 30, 2009, 11:54PM

Come Monday, Aldridge Botanical Gardens will have a new executive director. His name is George "Rip" Weaver Jr., and he has been the landscape architect for the town of Mt Laurel, an old fashioned-style community off Shelby County 41. Birmingham News reporter Val Walton talked with Weaver about his background and why he took the job at Aldridge, the 30-acre woodland... Full story »

September 30, 2009, 5:43PM

It could be the biggest game of the season for both the Hoover and Spain Park high school football teams. The two teams, each undefeated with a 5-0 record, square off this Friday night at Spain Park. The Jags are seeking their first on-the-field win over Hoover ever, and Hoover is hoping to stay atop the Class 6A Region... Full story »

September 30, 2009, 5:33PM

Hoover Councilman Gene Smith says he wants to hear from the business community about upcoming cuts in Hoover bus service. The Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority will be cutting its bus service offered in Hoover beginning Oct. 19. This comes after Mayor Tony Petelos indicated the city, which anticipates a leaner 2010 budget, will not pay the $119,155 the authority... Full story »

September 30, 2009, 5:30PM

The city of Hoover took a small step forward in the Chapel Lane extension project last week by executing a deed for a temporary construction easement at the intersection of Al Seier Road and Chapel Lane. Hoover Mayor Tony Petelos said the easement is the beginning of acquiring the right of way to get the project going. Once the... Full story »

September 30, 2009, 5:28PM

The Hoover City Council last week agreed to hire K&M Landscape Contractors, also known as Two Athletes & A Lawnmower, to do landscape maintenance at several interstate interchanges in Hoover. The company had the low bid of $49,775 for mowing and landscape work at the intersections of Interstate 65 and Alford Avenue; Interstate 459 and U.S. 31; and Interstate... Full story »

September 30, 2009, 5:19PM

Hoover Mayor Tony Petelos will be roasted Tuesday at the Wynfrey Hotel in a fundraiser for the nonprofit Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) group. CASA recruits and trains volunteers to go through the court system with abused children. A silent auction will begin at 6 p.m. with dinner and the roast to follow at 6:30. Corporate sponsorships are $1,500... Full story »

September 30, 2009, 5:14PM

The Hoover City Council last week passed a resolution extending the fiscal 2009 budget until Oct. 31. The 2010 budget year begins Oct. 1, but Mayor Tony Petelos did not have a budget ready for the council to consider. The council's vote to extend the 2009 budget was 6-1, with Gene Smith casting the lone no vote. Smith said... Full story »

September 30, 2009, 5:08PM

A renovation project at the Hoover Public Library has shut down the library's outdoor book drop for a while, but it should reopen within a week from today, library Assistant Director Amanda Bonner tells us. Read Bonner's column from today's edition of The Hoover News, in which she also tells us about her own personal remodeling job. Full story »

September 30, 2009, 4:51PM

What do you get when you put a bunch of senior citizens together on a bus and send them to Branson, Mo.? A whole lot of laughs, according to Martha Skelley, the senior citizen columnist for The Hoover News. Read Skelley's column, which hits the highlights of a trip that included stops to see "The Twelve Irish Tenors," a... Full story »